Key sectors in Scotland are set to be engaged with before the UK Government begins negotiations to leave the EU.

Scottish Secretary David Mundell will hold a series of meetings with various industries, such as the oil and gas sector, to assure them that their interests will be "fully represented" in Brexit negotiations.

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The summer meetings come after the Secretary of State held a roundtable meeting with Scottish business leaders in Edinburgh in early July.

Mr Mundell said: "I am looking forward to meeting groups from across Scotland to hear directly from them what their priorities are following the vote by the UK to leave the European Union.

"My task is to ensure that Scottish voices and interests are at the centre of the negotiations to come, and that is why this engagement is so important."

(LM/JP)